Design & History

Preface

For this unit, we will be learning and using Adobe Illustrator CS6. Adobe Illustrator is a graphic creation software used to create Vector-based works. At the end of this unit, you’ll work toward creating a piece of art utilizing data, numbers, or other mathematical principles.

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Starting Our Project

You have a couple options. They are Bauhaus, De Stijl, and Geometric Abstraction, or other geometric historical design styles. You will have almost two weeks, or roughly 6 hours to work on this. Make sure you choose something that can be developed through this period of time. You won’t just be creating a random series of shapes, it actually needs to be a poster for a group or organization around campus. Think about how you might represent the feel and essence of a group through abstraction.

Research

Research each option. Keep track of useful websites. You’ll need them for the write-up that will go with your project. We’ll talk more about that later.

Make sketches of possible ideas, of things that inspire you, of what you want to explore.